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1976 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Sadaharu Oh (YOM)
PL: Hisashi Yamada (HAN)
League Postseason
CL championsYomiuri Giants
  CL runners-upHanshin Tigers
PL championsHankyu Braves
  PL runners-upNankai Hawks
Japan Series
ChampionsHankyu Braves
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPYutaka Fukumoto (HAN)
NPB seasons
← 19751977 →

The 1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 27th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League

Central League G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 130 76 45 9 .628 –
Hanshin Tigers 130 72 45 13 .615 2.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 61 58 11 .513 14.0
Chunichi Dragons 130 54 66 10 .450 21.5
Yakult Swallows 130 52 68 10 .433 23.5
Taiyo Whales 130 45 78 7 .366 32.0

Pacific League

Pacific League G W L T Pct. 1st Half Ranking 2nd Half Ranking
Hankyu Braves 130 79 45 6 .637 1 1
Nankai Hawks 130 71 56 3 .559 2 2
Lotte Orions 130 63 56 11 .529 3 3
Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 57 66 7 .463 5 4
Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 52 67 11 .437 4 5
Taiheiyo Club Lions 130 44 76 10 .367 6 6

Japan Series

Main article: 1976 Japan Series

Hankyu Braves won the series 4–3.

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Giants – 4, Braves – 6 October 23 Korakuen Stadium 40,659
2 Giants – 4, Braves – 5 October 25 Korakuen Stadium 47,452
3 Braves – 10, Giants – 3 October 27 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 29,241
4 Braves – 2, Giants – 4 October 29 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 23,443
5 Braves – 3, Giants – 5 October 30 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 26,099
6 Giants – 8, Braves – 7 November 1 Korakuen Stadium 44,948
7 Giants – 2, Braves – 4 November 2 Korakuen Stadium 45,967

See also

References

  1. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1976年 セントラル・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "年度別成績 1976年 パシフィック・リーグ | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ 1976年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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